Comment by johnnyanmac

>if you really did hire 5 Tims you would deliver in 1/5th of the time and the software would actually be decent on the first iteration.

depends on how the tims mesh. Every company thinks that hiring only experts leads to a superior product, despite software being a collaboarative effort.

>I didn't become a senior by being mentored by other people, btw. I became one because I've always loved doing what I do, and nothing more.

The good mentors I had definitely helped. If anything, they reeled me in to realizing that being a good SWE is not about solo diving into problems and expecting to come out with solutions everytime. It's to understand who owns what and who to consult when landmines inevitably come up. Even if I could solve it all by myself it just wastes time compared to a quick Slack message or a 15 minute meeting.